Senior Calypso CATT Specialist

Exadel Inc (Website)

6d•$130,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

Exadel is seeking a senior individual contributor to support complex financial-services testing and automation initiatives. The role requires deep expertise in Calypso and the Calypso Automated Testing Tool (CATT), with responsibility for independently defining test cases, developing advanced CATT scripts, automating complex front-to-back scenarios, and troubleshooting Calypso and CATT issues. The specialist performs detailed root cause analysis, reconciles end-to-end financial transactions, and contributes to the continued development of the testing automation framework. The position is primarily remote and open to candidates residing in the United States. The preferred location is New York City. On-site work may be required up to 10% of the time, and occasional travel to New York City may be required. The role focuses on Calypso processes and products across Fixed Income, Treasury, Foreign Exchange Derivatives, securities financing, repos, and collateral. The expected annual compensation range is $130,000 to $160,000 USD, with eligibility for commission, bonus, or other incentive compensation where applicable. Actual compensation depends on experience, skills, qualifications, geographic location, and business needs. US-based employees may be eligible for health, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; retirement savings programs; paid time off; paid holidays; and other wellness or voluntary benefit programs, subject to plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Requirements

Proven senior-level relevant experience in Calypso testing, financial-systems analysis, or test automation.
Advanced hands-on experience developing and executing automated tests using CATT.
Ability to independently define complex test cases based on business-user requirements.
Deep understanding of the CATT framework, script development, Calypso integration, automation design, and reconciliation modules.
Strong knowledge of Calypso architecture, servers, engines, events, workflows, scheduled processes, and reporting frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot Calypso and CATT issues.
Strong experience performing root cause analysis across complex financial-system workflows.
Knowledge of derivatives, bonds, repos, securities financing, collateral, and related reporting requirements.
Strong understanding of front-to-back banking operations, including trade capture and lifecycle management, pricing and valuations, settlements and transfers, reconciliations, accounting events and journal entries, SWIFT messaging, collateral and securities-financing processes, and regulatory and operational reporting.
Experience reconciling financial transactions across multiple systems and data sources.
Strong debugging, automation, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills.
Deep Calypso product knowledge across Fixed Income, Treasury, and Foreign Exchange Derivatives.
Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
Ability to work independently and influence business, functional, testing, and technical stakeholders.
Ability to manage complex priorities and deliver high-quality work within tight timelines.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Java, SQL, XML, or JSON.
Proficiency with application logs, database queries, and technical debugging tools.
Experience designing or enhancing enterprise test automation frameworks.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of collateral reporting, securities financing, and complex derivatives workflows.
Experience mentoring analysts or reviewing test automation deliverables.
Relevant Calypso, CATT, testing, or financial-services certifications.
Residence in or near New York City.
Availability to work in a hybrid model when required.

Responsibilities

Gather business-user input independently and translate it into test strategies, scenarios, cases, and expected results.
Design, develop, maintain, and execute complex automated test scripts using CATT.
Automate front-to-back functional, integration, regression, and reconciliation scenarios.
Design reusable CATT components and automation patterns.
Validate results across Calypso, CATT, interfaces, and downstream systems.
Troubleshoot complex Calypso and CATT configuration, integration, and execution issues independently.
Perform root cause analysis and recommend sustainable corrective actions.
Reconcile end-to-end financial transactions across trade capture, valuation, settlement, accounting, messaging, and reporting workflows.
Contribute to the architecture and enhancement of the test automation framework.
Identify automation opportunities and develop plans to expand test coverage.
Validate Calypso architecture components, including servers, engines, events, workflows, scheduled tasks, and reporting frameworks.
Assess the impact of system changes across upstream and downstream applications.
Lead defect investigation and support technical and functional teams through resolution.
Provide reproduction steps, supporting evidence, impact assessments, and resolution recommendations.
Review automated test scripts and support testing standards and quality controls.
Guide less experienced analysts and testers.
Maintain accurate, traceable, and audit-ready testing documentation.
Apply Calypso knowledge across Fixed Income, Treasury, Foreign Exchange Derivatives, securities financing, repos, and collateral.

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Dental coverage may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Vision coverage may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Life insurance may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Disability insurance may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Retirement savings programs may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Paid time off may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Paid holidays may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Other wellness or voluntary benefit programs may be available to eligible US-based employees.
Commission, bonus, or other incentive compensation may be available where applicable.